Sierra Nevada ecosystem

E153804

biodiversity hotspot mountain ecosystem terrestrial ecosystem

The Sierra Nevada ecosystem is a diverse mountainous region in California characterized by towering conifer forests, alpine meadows, granite peaks, and rich biodiversity shaped by dramatic elevation gradients and Mediterranean climate.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Sierra Nevada forests	4
Sierra Nevada ecosystem canonical	2
Sierra Nevada ecoregion	1
Sierra Nevada forests ecoregion	1
Sierra Nevada mixed conifer forest	1
Sierra Nevada mixed-conifer forest	1
Sierra Nevada mountain landscapes	1
Sierra Nevada–Cascade ecological region	1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biodiversity hotspot ⓘ mountain ecosystem ⓘ terrestrial ecosystem ⓘ
characterizedBy	alpine meadows ⓘ conifer forests ⓘ granite peaks ⓘ high biodiversity ⓘ strong elevation gradients ⓘ
hasCharacteristicSpecies	American black bear ⓘ Clark's nutcracker ⓘ Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep ⓘ Steller's jay ⓘ giant sequoia ⓘ mountain lion ⓘ mule deer ⓘ pika ⓘ rainbow trout ⓘ yellow-bellied marmot ⓘ
hasClimate	Mediterranean climate ⓘ
hasDominantVegetation	Jeffrey pine forest ⓘ foothill oak woodland ⓘ lodgepole pine forest ⓘ mixed conifer forest ⓘ ponderosa pine forest ⓘ red fir forest ⓘ sagebrush scrub at eastside ⓘ
hasEndemicSpecies	Mount Lyell salamander ⓘ Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep ⓘ Sierra Nevada red fox ⓘ Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog ⓘ Yosemite toad ⓘ
hasHydrologyFeature	glacially carved lakes ⓘ granite bedrock streams ⓘ snowpack-dominated runoff ⓘ
includesBiome	alpine tundra ⓘ chaparral and shrubland ⓘ montane forest ⓘ riparian corridors ⓘ subalpine forest ⓘ
locatedIn	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Sierra Nevada ⓘ surface form: Sierra Nevada mountain range western United States ⓘ
partlyProtectedBy	Kings Canyon National Park ⓘ Sequoia National Park ⓘ Yosemite National Park ⓘ numerous national forests ⓘ
providesService	hydroelectric power support ⓘ water supply for California agriculture ⓘ water supply for California cities ⓘ
threatenedBy	climate change ⓘ forest disease and pests ⓘ habitat fragmentation ⓘ increased wildfire frequency ⓘ invasive species ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Giant Sequoia National Monument → partOf → Sierra Nevada ecosystem ⓘ

Kaweah River canyon → hasVegetation → Sierra Nevada ecosystem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada mixed conifer forest

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks → ecoregion → Sierra Nevada ecosystem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada forests

California chaparral and woodlands ecoregion → borders → Sierra Nevada ecosystem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada forests ecoregion

Kings River → locatedInEcoregion → Sierra Nevada ecosystem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada forests

Great Basin montane forests → borderedBy → Sierra Nevada ecosystem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada forests

The Senate Group → hasEcosystem → Sierra Nevada ecosystem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada mixed-conifer forest

Edgar Payne → notableWork → Sierra Nevada ecosystem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada mountain landscapes

Kaweah River headwaters → ecoregion → Sierra Nevada ecosystem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada forests

Mokelumne River → ecoregion → Sierra Nevada ecosystem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada–Cascade ecological region

EPA Level III ecoregions of the United States → hasExampleRegion → Sierra Nevada ecosystem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada ecoregion

North Fork American River → partOf → Sierra Nevada ecosystem ⓘ